The month of May is National Walking Month, and this week is the UK’s Mental Health Week – so what better time to look at how walking and mental health awareness can work together for your and your team’s mental well-being?
Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
The theme of the UK’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is “Anxiety”. While anxiety is a normal emotion in us all, sometimes it can get out of control and become a mental health problem. According to The Mental Health Foundation’s recent survey, six in ten adults feel so anxious that it stops them from doing the things they want to do some or all of the time.
There are lots of tips on their website for ways in which you can support your mental health and the well-being of your team, including getting some exercise.
“Physical activity has a huge potential to enhance our well-being. Even a short burst of 10 minutes of brisk walking increases our mental alertness, energy and positive mood.” The Mental Health Foundation.
#WalkThisMay
That brings us nicely to #WalkThisMay!
May is Living Street’s National Walking Month when they encourage everyone to celebrate the health and happiness benefits of walking and wheeling more.
Walking is one of the easiest ways to improve our health and stay connected to our community, helping us feel less lonely and isolated. What’s more, by swapping a short drive for a short walk, you can even help to reduce air pollution and even save yourself some money in the process!
All of these great benefits of walking fit in so well with Connect Three’s own values that we decided to get involved by tracking our steps as a team for the month. We’ll be giving out internal prizes for steps achieved, as well as other awards for achievements like “Most Walking Meetings”!
If you’d like to get involved, or just find out more, visit the Living Street website.
We’ll share our successes at the end of the month, so follow us on our social media channels for updates on what else we’re doing to support our team’s mental health in May and beyond.